A 36-year-old Pace man has been arrested for allegedly impersonating a deputy and pulling over a driver to berate her over what he deemed was reckless driving.

Daniel Thames faces charges of false imprisonment and impersonating a law enforcement officer in connection to the incident Friday afternoon.

A woman called dispatchers to report she was pulled over by a man who claimed he was a deputy, but he fled the scene after she asked to see his badge and tried to take a photo of his license plate, according to Thames' arrest report from the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office.

The woman told authorities that at about 1:30 p.m. that day, she made a tight turn onto a Milton road, and although she did not cause a crash, the driver of a red Chevrolet Impala that was also on the road started blaring his horn.

The woman said she waved to apologize, but the driver continued honking his horn and then started to reverse and back up in her direction.

When the woman rolled down her window, the driver, who authorities later identified as Thames, allegedly started cursing and yelling at her about driving recklessly. He then identified himself as a deputy and told her she needed to pull over, according to the arrest report.

The woman did so and told authorities she watched as Thames spoke into his phone, saying he needed 10 to 15 more units to respond to the scene. At one point, she asked to see a badge or ID and Thames refused, the report states. The woman also noted Thames called her "hunny" at one point, which made her question if he was a deputy.

Thames left the scene when the woman began to get out of her car to take photos of his license plate, according to the arrest report. The woman followed the vehicle — a red, two-door Chevy with black rims — but lost sight of it.

The SRSO deputy who spoke with the woman noted that he knew from previous interactions that Thames drove such a car and frequented that area. The following day, the deputy found Thames' car outside his home and placed him under arrest.

A portion of what Thames told the deputy is redacted from his arrest report, but the report states Thames did say he honked his horn but did not speak with the woman at first.

Thames was booked into the Santa Rosa County Jail on Saturday morning, and his bond was set at $20,000, according to jail records. He was still in custody Thursday morning.